Re: How old?
To all you youngsters out there - - - WHOA!!! Car care is not dependent upon the age of the owner. As a 76 year old guy with two cars (Crossfire & DeLorean) that get entered in local, regional and even national cars shows, I assure you that they are extremely well maintained.
Neither of these cars is ever towed to events. They are nearly daily drivers in the summer. Because of the nature of our winters, they pretty much stay in the garage from November to March. Now, having said that, you may see one of my cars on the street and it may well have dust, dirt or road grime on it at that moment. However, living as I do in the mountains of Colorado and at the end of 1.8 miles of gravel road, they can look fairly ratty just being driven to town. Trust me, they gleam at show time.
Tolerate us old folks - - we aren't as bad as we look !!!!